More than 110 people submitted applications to join Huntington Beach city council following the resignation of former mayor pro tem Tito Ortiz. “I was stunned when we had 110 applications … I find it almost hard to believe,” Councilmember Mike Posey told The Epoch Times on June 16. “I did not envision that we would have 110 applicants. I figured 20 because there’s typically 12 to 15 people that actually run.” Ortiz stepped down from his seat June 1, during council’s first in-person meeting of the year. “I ran for this position with hopes to better my community, work with my constituents and give them a voice, making our beautiful city safe and clean, and to ensure a bright future for my children,” Ortiz said when announcing his resignation. “I was under a notion that I was in a bipartisan position and … to put it frankly, that’s not the case.” Council on June 10 …